Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Malta
Malta: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 3.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Malta, 1983–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Malta stood at 3.2. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Malta peaked at 8.5 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2024.
That places Malta 58th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8.5 | — |
| 1985 | 8.1 | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 6.8 | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 4.4 | -35.3% |
| 1988 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 3.9 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 3.6 | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 4 | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 4.1 | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 3.7 | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 5 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 6.32 | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 7.11 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 6.9 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.49 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 7.32 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.92 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.47 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.98 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 6.9 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 6.86 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.39 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.74 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 5.39 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 4.01 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 3.96 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.08 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.86 | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 3.75 | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 3.47 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 3.48 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.92 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.36 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 | 5.98 | 7.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.34 | 3.96 | 6.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.2 | 4.86 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Malta?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Malta was 3.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 1983.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Malta ranks 58th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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